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404 Not Found turns into vBulletin search! · **Released**: 12-21-2002

Well, I can't say that this is the most advanced, or most original thing I've written, but I figure it'll be a good hack to post first.

Say a user goes to your forum, and is looking for something specific and quick. Perhaps your forum is a Tolkien based forum...and the user was looking for information on Gandalf, the user could go to http://www.yourforum.com/gandalf, and a search would be generated. Basically what this hack does is it uses GET data as POST data in what would be submitted by search.php.

Features:

Incorporates permissions to match your forums permissions.
Gives the most common bots and spiders a 404 error.
Small, and disgustingly easy installation
Explicitly clear instructions for configuration (comes preconfigured with vBulletin defaults)

The attached zip by default only works on Apache's httpd or other servers that support .htaccess and ErrorDocument directive. Can be configured for IIS, but extra work on your part (and probably your host's) part.

So far, it has been tested and works on 2.2.8 and 2.2.9, but it should work on 2.2.*.

Ahh, yes, I said it wasn't original. I got the idea from php.net's neat little idea where you can go to http://www.php.net/something and it will search for something.

To Install:

Upload 404.php to your forum root directory.
If you have a .htaccess file in place already, copy the line from the supplied file into your file. If you *do not* have a .htaccess file in place already, add the file.

Lets see, I believe that's all...nope

Oh, yes, one last...yes, finally last...thing, please, please click Install if/when you install this hack.

That's all folks!

EDIT: VERSION 1.0

Beorn · #22 04-29-2003, 08:13 PM

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TheLab · #23 09-28-2003, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boofo

I can't seem to get this to work. I get a page cannot be displayed error. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

I know its an old hack/post and i dont even know if it works with 2.3.0. I get the same error boofo..
Any luck about it?

Limpkinw · #24 10-09-2003, 07:03 PM

i have IE and im not quite sure what to do with this hack...its not working when installed as stated... any suggestions? thanks.

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